[opendtv] Re: Devastating to consumers?

I'd like to see Congress step in and require Cable Companies to provide an "itemized" monthly bill that lists each and every subscriber fee for each channel, as well as the Cable Company's operating expenses, and of course franchise fees and taxes.
Of course, such itemized bills haven't placed a dent in my phone bill fees, has it? I still have "unlimited local phone service for $35" that I pay $62 per month for. 

John
P.S., could a cable company even disclose subscriber fees publicly? Seems to me that is proprietary industry information and to be protected.
----- Original Message ----- From: "Craig Birkmaier" <craig@xxxxxxxxx>
The FCC may not have the authority to impose ala carte, but a good starting point would be to require the cable and DBS industries to notify customers how much they are paying now in subscriber fees. If consumers actually knew how much they are paying for stuff they don't watch, the public outrage just might force the multichannel operators to think different. 






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